Mutant E. coli strains, and their use for producing recombinant polypeptides

ABSTRACT

A process for producing predetermined recombinant polypeptides or proteins, comprising expressing the polypeptides or proteins in  Escherichia coli  ( E. coli ) strains whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding the polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk mRNA, the mutation not significantly affecting growth of the  E. coli  strains, and wherein the mutation corresponds to the substitution or deletion of one up to all the nucleotides located in the region delimited by the nucleotide at position 2193 and the nucleotide at position 2975 of the DNA sequence coding the RNase E represented by SEQ ID NO: 1.

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/762,481, filed on Feb. 7, 2001. Application Ser. No. 09/762,481 is the National Phase of PCT International Application No. PCT/FR99/01879 filed on Jul. 9, 1999.

[0002] The invention concerns certain mutant E. coli strains, and their use for performing processes for producing recombinant polypeptides.

[0003] Genomic study of higher organisms, micro-organisms, and viruses almost invariably requires, in addition to the cloning of their genes, large-scale production of their products (proteins), so as for example to obtain antibodies or to perform biochemical or crystallographic studies.

[0004] From the applications viewpoint, the utilization in the medical field of numerous human peptides and proteins also requires expression of corresponding genes in heterologous organisms.

[0005] Although expression systems have been established in various eukaryotic hosts (especially in yeasts, insects and primate cells), the most widely used host for these expression strategies remains the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli). The list of proteins of biotechnological or pharmacological interest that are produced in E. coli is extensive; classic examples include human insulin and human growth hormone.

[0006] The most well-known expression system in prokaryotes was developed in the USA by the Studier and Richardson groups, during the 1980's (Tabor and Richardson, 1985; Studier and Moffat, 1986). It is based on exploiting the properties of T7 RNA polymerase (namely RNA polymerase encoded by the T7 bacteriophage). That enzyme, which can be expressed in E. coli cells without toxicity, recognizes a very specific promoter. Any gene of interest (target gene) may be transcribed very efficiently, upon placing it downstream of this promoter and introducing it into an E. coli cell expressing T7 polymerase.

[0007] Nevertheless, in terms of expression, the results remain uncertain. Some target genes may be duly overexpressed, whereas others are expressed only moderately or not at all.

[0008] Previous work by the inventors revealed that one of the principal causes of these setbacks resides in the specific instability of the m-RNA synthesized by T7 RNA polymerase, which causes a decrease in the number of polypeptides synthesized per message (Lopez et al., 1994; Iost and Dreyfus, 1994, 1995). This instability is the consequence of the high speed of elongation of T7 RNA polymerase (Makarova et al., 1995). Specifically, the elongation speed of T7 polymerase, in contrast to that of bacterial RNA polymerase, is much greater than the translation speed of m-RNA by ribosomes. Nascent m-RNA is therefore exposed over most of its length, and is therefore readily attacked by nucleases, and in E. coli especially by the E-type ribonuclease (or RNase E), whose amino acid sequence is described by Casaregola et al. (Casaregola et al., 1992, 1994).

[0009] RNase E is an essential enzyme of E. coli; it is involved both in the degradation of m-RNA, and in the maturation of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and transfer RNA (tRNA). Mutations in the catalytic region (that is, in the N-terminal portion of RNase E) affect these functions at the same time, and slow down or even arrest the growth of E. coli (Cohen and McDowall, 1997).

[0010] On the other hand, deletions in the C-terminal portion of RNase E do not affect the viability of E. coli. Specifically, by searching for revertants of mutations in a protein (MukB) necessary for the segregation of chromosomes after replication, Kido et al. obtained various viable mutations in the rne gene, coding RNase E in E. coli, which cause synthesis of an RNase E that is truncated in its C-terminal portion (Kido et al., 1996). These authors concluded from these experiments that the C-terminal portion of RNase E is not essential for viability of E. coli. They moreover formed the hypothesis that suppression of the mukB mutations by truncating of the RNase E, reflects the fact that truncated RNase E is less effective than the wild-type enzyme for degrading mukB m-RNA. Thus stabilized, a stronger synthesis of the mutant MukB protein could be achieved, thereby correcting the phenotype associated with the mutation. However, this stabilization of the mukB messenger was not demonstrated, and other authors proposed an entirely different interpretation to explain the suppressive effect of the truncating of RNase E on mukB mutations (Cohen and McDowall, 1997). These authors postulate in particular a direct interaction between RNase E and MukB. The basis for that idea is the fact that RNase E has a very substantial similarity with eukaryotic myosin (Casaregola et al., 1992: McDowall et al., 1993), which suggests that aside from its own RNase activity, it could, like MukB, play a structural role.

[0011] The present invention arises from the demonstration by the inventors of the fact that the truncating of RNase E causes an overall stabilization of cellular m-RNA, considered as a whole, as well as of the majority of individual m-RNAs that were examined, without significantly impeding the maturation of the r-RNAs (Lopez et al., 1999).

[0012] In that regard, the effect of the deletion is very different from that of a mutation in the N-terminal region, such as the ams mutation (Ono and Kuwano, 1979), renamed rne1 (Babitzke and Kushner, 1991), which confers thermosensitive activity to RNase E. For example, at 37° C., this latter mutation causes a moderate increase in the lifespan of the m-RNAs (1.5 times each on average; the lifespan of the m-RNAs is here defined as the time during which they serve as a matrix for protein synthesis (Mudd et al., 1990a)), but it also causes a significant slowdown in maturation of the r-RNAs (estimated by the “Northern” method; see Lopez et al., 1994) and it retards the growth by a factor of 2. On the contrary, deletion of the C-terminal portion of RNase E, especially of amino acids 586 to 1061 of this latter, causes a more significant stabilization of the m-RNA (two times on average), without causing a slowdown in the maturation of the r-RNA and without retarding growth. Thus, in hindsight, it is likely that the lack of growth that was observed with N-terminal mutations of RNase E, is due solely to the inability of the cells to mature r-RNA (or tRNA), and not to the slowing of mRNA degradation.

[0013] In summary, deletions in the C-terminal portion of RNase E have no effect on the activity of the catalytic domain, judging from the rapid maturation of the r-RNA. That rapid maturation explains why the cells containing such a deletion are viable. On the other hand, the deletion stabilizes the m-RNA as a whole, perhaps because it inhibits the association of the RNase E with other enzymes within a multi-protein structure, the so-called “degradosome”, which might be necessary for degradation of the m-RNA (Carpousis et al., 1994; Miczack et al, 1996; Py et al., 1996; Kido et al., 1996; Cohen and McDowall, 1997). The important point from the perspective of the invention is that, by virtue of these deletions, it is possible to obtain E. coli strains having enhanced m-RNA stability, while preserving normal growth.

[0014] The inventors have also shown that the stabilization of m-RNA due to the deletion of the C-terminal portion of RNase E, is not uniform, but rather is more pronounced for less stable m-RNA. As is known, this is often the case for the m-RNA of “target” genes in expression systems, particularly in systems based on T7 RNA polymerase activity. The contribution of these m-RNAs to the overall protein synthesis is therefore enhanced by the presence of the deletion. E. coli strains comprising such a deletion therefore express recombinant exogenous polypeptides with sharply higher yields (in particular about 3 to 25 times higher) with respect to the expression yields of those recombinant polypeptides by E. coli strains not comprising that mutation, especially when the expression of the said recombinant polypeptides is placed under the control of T7 RNA polymerase.

[0015] The present invention therefore has as an object to provide novel processes for producing recombinant proteins or polypeptides from E. coli, especially those of pharmaceutical or biological interest, at production yields substantially greater than those of the processes described up to now.

[0016] The present invention also has as an object to provide novel E. coli strains for operating the above-mentioned processes, as well as methods for preparing such strains.

[0017] The present invention relates to a process for producing predetermined recombinant polypeptides or proteins, comprising expressing said polypeptides or proteins in Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins, when compared to bulk mRNA (i.e. the E. coli endogen cellular mRNAs on which said enzymes produced by said mutated RNase E coding genes have no or little reduced activity of degradation), said mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, and wherein said mutation corresponds to the substitution or deletion of one up to all the nucleotides located in the region delimited by the nucleotide at position 2193 and the nucleotide at position 2975 of the DNA sequence coding the RNase E represented by SEQ ID NO: 1.

[0018] The present invention more particularly concerns a process as described above wherein the gene coding RNase E of said E. coli strains comprises a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene preserves the maturation activity of the r-RNA of the RNase E, but exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said recombinant polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk mRNA.

[0019] The invention relates more particularly to a process as defined above, characterized in that the mutation causes the deletion of at least one, up to all, of the amino acids at position 585 to 845 of the sequence of RNase E represented by SEQ ID NO: 2.

[0020] The invention yet more particularly concerns a process as defined above, wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion

[0021] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted,

[0022] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted,

[0023] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO : 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted,

[0024] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted,

[0025] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted,

[0026] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2975 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ14 represented by SEQ ID NO: 14 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 845 is deleted,

[0027] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2622 to 2975 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 15 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ18 represented by SEQ ID NO: 16 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 728 to 845 is deleted.

[0028] Advantageously, the above-mentioned mutant E. coli strains, used in the context of the invention, contain an exogenous inducible expression system, under the control of which is placed the expression of predetermined recombinant polypeptides, especially the inducible expression system using RNA polymerase of the T7 bacteriophage.

[0029] The invention also relates to a process for producing predetermined recombinant polypeptides as defined above, characterized in that it comprises:

[0030] a step of transforming E. coli strains whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation as defined above such that enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene possesses reduced degradation activity for m-RNA, compared to bulk mRNA, this mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, with a vector, especially a plasmid, containing the nucleotide sequence coding one or several recombinant polypeptides,

[0031] culturing the transformed E. coli strains obtained in the preceding step, for a time sufficient to permit expression of the recombinant polypeptide or polypeptides in the E. coli cells,

[0032] and recovery of the recombinant polypeptide or polypeptides produced during the preceding step, optionally after purification of these latter, especially by chromatography, electrophoresis, or selective precipitation.

[0033] The invention more particularly has as an object any process for producing predetermined recombinant polypeptides, as defined above, characterized in that it comprises:

[0034] a step of transforming E. coli strains as described above, with a vector, especially a plasmid, containing the nucleotide sequence coding one or several recombinant polypeptides, so as to obtain the above-mentioned E. coli strains, in which transcription of the said nucleotide sequence coding one or several recombinant polypeptides is placed under the control of an inducible expression system,

[0035] culturing the transformed E. coli strains obtained during the preceding step, and inducing the said expression system, for a time sufficient to permit expression of the recombinant polypeptide or polypeptides in E. coli cells, the inducing of the said expression system especially being effected by causing synthesis of T7 RNA polymerase when the said expression system involves that polymerase; this synthesis may notably be provoked by adding IPTG to the culture medium, or by raising the temperature, when the gene coding for this RNA polymerase is placed under the control of a promoter regulated by the lac repressor (Studier and Moffat, 1986), or under the control of a thermo-inducible promoter (Tabor and Richardson, 1985),

[0036] and recovering the recombinant polypeptide or polypeptides produced during the preceding step.

[0037] The invention also concerns E. coli strains transformed such that they contain an inducible expression system, and whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk mRNA, this mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, and wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion :

[0038] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted,

[0039] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted,

[0040] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted,

[0041] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted,

[0042] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted.

[0043] The invention relates more particularly to E. coli strains as defined above, characterized in that the inducible expression system uses RNA polymerase of the T7 bacteriophage.

[0044] The invention also concerns nucleotide sequences comprising a gene coding RNase E with a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk mRNA, said mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, and wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion :

[0045] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted,

[0046] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted,

[0047] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted,

[0048] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted,

[0049] of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted.

[0050] The invention also relates to vectors, such as plasmids containing nucleotide sequences comprising a gene coding RNase E (also called rne gene) with a mutation as described above.

[0051] A general process for obtaining mutant E. coli strains as described above, and capable of being used in the context of the present invention, comprises the following steps:

[0052] preparation of a plasmid containing an rne gene comprising a mutation as described above ; the plasmid is such that its replication is thermosensitive, i.e. it cannot be maintained as a fre-replicating episome at high temperature (42° C.)

[0053] introduction of the plasmid obtained in the preceding step, into an E. coli strain comprising an inducible expression system, as well as a chromosomal mutation in the rne gene such as the so-called rne1 mutation (Ono and Kuwano, 1979) or other mutations rendering the growth of the said E. coli strain thermosensitive; this situation allows selecting for the acquisition of the desired mutation of the rne gene on the E. coli chromosome at high temperature, by forcing homologous recombination between the plasmidic and chromosomal rne sequences under conditions where neither the thermosensitive chromosomal rne allele, nor the non-replicating plasmidic rne allele, can sustain growth on its own.

[0054] The invention will be further illustrated with the following detailed description of the preparation of a mutant E. coli strain according to the invention, and of its use for producing predetermined polypeptides.

[0055] The RNA degradosome of Escherichia coli is a multienzyme complex that was discovered during efforts to purify and characterize RNase E (Carpousis et al., 1994; Carpousis et al., 1999; Miczak et al., 1996; Py et al., 1994; Py et al., 1996). The other integral components of the degradosome are enolase, an RNA helicase (RhlB) and polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase). RhlB is a member of the DEAD-box family of RNA helicases (Schmid and Linder, 1992). PNPase, a single-strand-specific exonuclease, is a member of the RNase PH family of 3′→5′ RNA degrading enzymes (Deutscher and Li, 2001; Symmons, 2002). Members of both families are found in a wide range of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Experiments in vitro demonstrated that RhlB in the degradosome facilitates the degradation of structured RNA by PNPase (Coburn et al., 1999; Py et al., 1996). Other ribonucleolytic complexes, e.g. the yeast exosome and mtEXO complex also have associated factors that are putative RNA helicases (de la Cruz et al., 1998; Dziembowski and Stepien, 2001; Jacobs et al., 1998; Margossian et al., 1996).

[0056] The gene encoding RNase E was identified because of its role in the maturation of E. coli 5S ribosomal RNA (Ghora and Apirion, 1978; Misra and Apirion, 1979). RNase E is a single-strand-specific endonuclease (Cormack and Mackie, 1992; Ehretsmann et al., 1992; Lin-Chao et al., 1994). Subsequent work showed that RNase E has a more general role in RNA metabolism and it is now believed to be the principal endonuclease in E. coli messenger RNA decay (Coburn and Mackie, 1999; Grunberg-Manago, 1999; Regnier and Arraiano, 2000). RNase E is a large, 1061 residue, protein (Casaregola et al., 1992). Its nucleolytic activity resides in the N-terminal half. The C-terminal half (CTH) of the protein contains a proline rich linker, an arginine rich RNA binding domain (RBD) and a region that is the scaffold for protein-protein interactions with the other components of the degradosome (Kaberdin et al., 1998; McDowall and Cohen, 1996; Taraseviciene et al., 1995; Vanzo et al., 1998). Proteins related to RNase E are found throughout the eubacterial kingdom and in some plants (Condon et al., 2001). The plant homologues are presumably in the chloroplast, which is an organelle of eubacterial origin. An RNase E-based degradosome was recently identified in Rhodobacter capsulatus (Jager et al., 2001). The complex contains two DEAD proteins and the transcription termination factor Rho, but not PNPase and enolase. E. coli encodes a paralogue of RNase E now known as RNase G (Jiang et al., 2000; Li et al., 1999; Tock et al., 2000). It has significant homology to the N-terminal catalytic domain of RNase E but is smaller because it lacks a CTH. The ‘RNase E/G’ family of proteins can thus be divided into two groups: the large RNase E-like enzymes that can form degradosomes and the small RNase G-like enzymes that apparently act alone.

[0057] In E. coli, the tight coupling between transcription and translation is important for mRNA stability. Bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) elongates significantly faster than the E. coli enzyme. When lacZ mRNA is transcribed by T7 RNAP, long stretches of ribosome-free message occur. These untranslated T7-lacZ mRNAs are very unstable in uninfected cells and this effect correlates with the rate of elongation (Makarova et al., 1995). With wild-type T7 RNAP (8-fold faster than the E. coli enzyme) the β-galactosidase synthesized per message is only a few percent compared to the same transcript from E. coli RNAP. RNase E is responsible for this rapid functional inactivation (Iost and Dreyfus, 1995). In strains containing the rne131 mutation, which produces a truncated RNase E missing the CTH, there is a substantial increase in the functional stability of the T7-lacZ transcript (Lopez et al., 1999). This is a general effect since the yield of many proteins expressed by T7 RNAP can be improved in the rne131 background. Thus elements in the CTH of RNase E have an important role in the degradation of the T7 messages. Since stability can be easily measured by β-galactosidase activity, the T7-lacZ mRNA is a useful reporter to study the effect of RNase E mutations on mRNA degradation in vivo.

[0058] Another transcript that is sensitive to mutations in the CTH of RNase E is the rne message. The expression of RNase E is autoregulated by a mechanism involving the stability of its own mRNA (Jain and Belasco, 1995; Mudd and Higgins, 1993). A 361 nt 5′ untranslated region (5′ UTR) in the rne message is essential for autoregulation (Diwa et al., 2000). Catalytic activity is necessary for autoregulation but not sufficient since the CTH significantly enhances the capacity of RNase E to regulate its own synthesis (Jiang et al., 2000).

[0059] We previously made deletions within the CTH of RNase E to elucidate the protein-protein interactions in the RNA degradosome (Vanzo et al., 1998). In these constructs, the chromosomal gene was inactivated by an amber mutation and complemented with plasmids containing various mutant alleles of rne. Ow et al. (2000) exploited a similar system using a deletion of the chromosomal rne gene. Although relatively simple to construct, these systems have disadvantages including the need to work in a recombination deficient background and the concern that the dose of the complementing gene could vary due to changes in plasmid copy number. Here we report the construction and characterization of strains in which mutant alleles of rne, encoding proteins with deletions in the CTH, have been substituted directly into the chromosome, replacing the wild-type gene. The activity of RNase E in vivo was measured using the T7-lacZ reporter, RNase E expression was quantified by Western blotting, and RNA binding was examined by Northwestern blotting. In order to disrupt autoregulation and control expression in vivo, we have also constructed strains in which certain RNase E mutants were put under the control of a lac promoter. The role of the RBD and protein scaffold in controlling RNase E activity is discussed.

[0060] Results

[0061] In previous work, we constructed plasmid-based alleles of rne encoding RNase E with deletions in the CTH that disrupted the linker, RBD and/or protein scaffold (Vanzo et al., 1998). With these mutants, we measured the stability of RNA1, which is a repressor of ColE1 plasmid replication (unpublished results). Several of the mutants showed significantly impaired RNA1 decay, but Northern blotting revealed that these strains were also defective in the maturation of 5S rRNA suggesting an intrinsic defect in ribonuclease activity. Since a common feature of these mutants was the deletion of the proline-rich ‘hinge’ flanking the catalytic domain, we decided to make new mutants conserving this linker region (FIG. 1A). Another observation was that several mutant proteins appeared to be strongly overexpressed. To determine if this effect was due to defective autoregulation and avoid potential variations in gene copy number, we also decided to construct the new mutants as single copy replacements of rne⁺ in the chromosome.

[0062] The ENS134 Strain and Degradation of the T7-lacZ Message

[0063] Eight new strains were constructed. FIG. 1B shows the structure of the RNase E mutant proteins studied here and indicates the name of the ENS134 derivatives encoding these proteins. Rne1 and Rne131 are controls that have been characterized previously (see FIG. legend). In all of the new strains growth is normal in rich media at 30, 37 and 420° C.; the maturation of 5S ribosomal RNA is not perturbed; and the mutant proteins are stable as judged by experiments in which protein synthesis was inhibited then RNase E levels were followed by Western blotting (data not shown).

[0064] The ENS134 strain encodes a hybrid lacZ mRNA is expressed by the bacteriophageT7 RNAP (FIG. 2A). Although the 5′ leader and more than 3000 nt of coding sequence are identical to authentic lacZ mRNA, we will refer to this message as T7-lacZ to distinguish it from RNA transcribed by E. coli RNAP. FIG. 2B shows the level of expression of the T7-lacZ gene as measured by β-galactosidase synthesis. Since expression from a single-copy T7-lacZ gene is not toxic, the strains were cultured continuously in the presence of IPTG and activity was measured during early logarithmic growth. Rne1 and Rne131 have higher levels of β-galactosidase in agreement with previous work showing that this is due to the stabilization of the T7-lacZ message (Iost and Dreyfus, 1995; Lopez et al., 1999). This experiment was performed at 30° C., which is the permissive temperature for growth with the rne1 allele. Even under these conditions, the Rne1 protein is defective as evidenced by the approximately 2-fold increase in β-galactosidase activity. With the exception of RneΔ10, all of the mutant proteins exhibited increased β-galactosidase expression ranging from about 5-fold (RneΔ17, Δ21 and Δ24) to 13-fold (RneΔ14). The β-galactosidase activity for several of the proteins (RneΔ18, Δ14, Δ22 and Δ23) is comparable to that of Rne131 lacking the entire CTH. The deletion of the RBD (RneΔ22 and Δ23) or the region that binds RhlB and enolase (RneΔ18) affects β-galactosidase levels equivalently (about 10-fold) whereas the deletion of both regions (RneΔ14) is comparable to Rne131 . Previous experiments demonstrated that the deletion in RneΔ18 disrupts the interaction with RhlB and enolase, but not PNPase (Vanzo et al., 1998). Thus both the RBD and the region of the scaffold interacting with RhlB and enolase are necessary for efficient degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA.

[0065] The result with RneΔ10 was unexpected. We reproducibly observe a reduction in β-galactosidase (40% of wild-type). This strain expresses the RneΔ10 protein, which lacks the acidic C-terminal region of RNase E. Previous experiments demonstrated that this deletion specifically disrupts the interaction between RNase E and PNPase (Vanzo et al., 1998). Our result suggest that RneΔ10 is more active in the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA than wild type RNase E.

[0066] Autoregulation of Mutant RNase E Expression

[0067] The expression of RNase E was quantified by Western blotting using two antibodies. In FIG. 3A, a polyclonal rabbit antibody raised against the entire Rne protein (top panel) or a MAP antibody (bottom panel) against the N-terminal 20 residues of RNase E was used. The blots were developed using a fluorescent reaction (ECF) and quantified with a fluorimager (FIG. legend and Experimental procedures). Note that with the polyclonal antibody the signal from RneΔ10 and Rne131 is very weak compared to wild-type RNase E and the other mutants even though more protein was loaded and the fluorescent signal with the other proteins is saturated in this image. Since Rne131 and RneΔ10 are both missing the C-terminal region whereas the other mutants have this domain (FIG. 1B), we tested the possibility that the polyclonal antibody reacts preferentially with the last 200 amino acids of RNase E. Three N-terminal His-tagged forms of RNase E were constructed and purified (FIG. 3B). Δ10 is equivalent to the protein discussed above except for the tag (black circle, left). ΔCTH is similar to Rne131 except that like RneΔ10 it contains the C-terminal 16 amino acids of RNase E (black square, right). The reactivity of equivalent weights of each protein was quantified by ECF Western blotting (data not shown). In FIG. 3B, the fluorescence per weight for each protein, normalized to full-length RNase E, is shown to the right. The signal with RneΔ10 is only 12.5% of wild type thus confirming that the polyclonal antibodies react preferentially with the C-terminal domain of RNase E. Furthermore, the signal from the RneΔCTH mutant is only 1.3% showing that most of the epitopes detected by our polyclonal antibody are in the CTH of RNase E thus explaining the weak signals from Rne131 and RneΔ10.

[0068] We have quantified the level of expression of the Rne mutant proteins (FIG. 3C, see legend and Experimental procedures for details). These results are normalized to the level of wild type RNase E. Comparison of the data from the polyclonal and MAP antibodies show that they are equivalent except for Rne131 and RneΔ10. If we correct the results for Rne131 and RneΔ10 with the polyclonal antibodies using the values in FIG. 3B, we get very good agreement with the data from the MAP antibodies (not shown). The proteins levels vary from 65% (RneΔ10) to 490% (RneΔ22), which is a 7.5-fold difference. Disruption of the RBD and/or the region that binds RhlB and enolase leads to overexpression whereas the RneΔ10 mutant is underexpressed. The synthesis of the mutant proteins is similar to β-galactosidase expression (compare FIG. 3C to FIG. 2B) showing that there is an anti-correlation between RNase E levels and the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA.

[0069] RNA Binding by Mutant RNase E Proteins

[0070] RNA binding by RNase E was originally demonstrated using Northwestern blotting (Cormack et al., 1993). This technique was used in subsequent studies to more precisely map the RBD (McDowall and Cohen, 1996; Taraseviciene et al., 1995). We thus decided to analyze our mutant proteins using the same procedure. The proteins were overexpressed, separated by SDS-PAGE, and the amount of each mutant protein was estimated by fluorimaging. FIG. 4A shows a SYPRO Orange stained gel in which the loading of total protein was varied to give comparable amounts of each mutant protein. In parallel, blots were probed with radioactive RNA and analyzed by phosphorimaging. In FIG. 4B, one blot was probed with the 5′ UTR of the rne mRNA (upper panel) and the other with 9S rRNA (lower panel). The results with the two substrates are equivalent. As expected, wild type RNase E, RneΔ10 and RneΔ18, which contain the RBD, bind RNA whereas Rne131 and RneΔ14, which have deletions of the RBD, do not. Surprisingly, the other mutants on the blot, RneΔ17 and RneΔ24, bind RNA with a signal comparable to wild-type RNase E. Note that RneΔ14 (636-845) does not bind RNA whereas RneΔ17 (636-693) does. This shows that an element between 693 and 845, most likely AR2 (see FIG. 1A), can bind RNA independently of the RBD. In other experiments, we observed that RneΔ21 (603-627), RneΔ22 (603-693) and RneΔ23 (585-693) also bind RNA (data not shown).

[0071] In Northwestern blotting, RneΔ10 reproducibly has a stronger signal (5-10-fold more radioactivity by weight) than wild type or the other mutants that bind RNA (FIG. 4B). This signal, which results from the retention of significantly more RNA after washing the blot, suggests that the capacity and/or affinity of RneΔ10 for binding RNA is higher than wild type. This increased RNA binding correlates with the higher activity of RneΔ10 in vivo as judged by T7-lacZ activity and the autoregulation of RNase E expression. A model that could explain the influence of the acidic C-terminal domain on RNA binding is presented in the Discussion.

[0072] RNase E Autoregulation Compensates for Defective Degradation Activity

[0073] The effect of the mutations on T7-lacZ mRNA stability might be underestimated as a consequence of autoregulation. For instance, with the Rne131 mutant protein we see 11-fold more β-galactosidase activity (FIG. 2B). However, considering that Rne131 is 3-fold overexpressed (FIG. 3C), the defect appears to be more serious. Table 1 shows an analysis of the activity in vivo of the mutant proteins. Note that the activity of mutants such as RneΔ18, RneΔ14, RneΔ22, and RneΔ23 is at least as defective as rne131 in both the autoregulation of RNase E synthesis (relative RNase E levels) and the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA (specific degradation efficiency). This analysis rests on the assumption that alterations in the concentration of the mutant proteins by autoregulation changes the level of mRNA degrading activity. To test this, we constructed new strains in the ENS134 background in which the promoter and the 5′ UTR of rne were replaced with the promoter and leader of the lacZ gene. The construction and characterization of related strains with rne under P_(lac) control has been recently described (Sousa et al., 2001). Table 2 shows a measurement of the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA when rne⁺, RneΔ10 and rne131 are autoregulated (first column, P_(rne)) or expressed equivalently (second column, P_(lac)). By Western blotting, the expression of RNase E and the mutant proteins from P_(lac) was about 2-fold higher than the wild type protein with normal autoregulation (data not shown). The lower β-galactosidase activity measured with wild type rne under P_(lac) control (770 vs. 2370 units) could be due to destabilization of the T7-lacZ mRNA by the 2-fold higher expression of RNase E. Note that under conditions of equivalent expression (P_(lac)), the ratio of β-galactosidase activity in wild type to mutant is 4.0 and 0.028 for RneΔ10 and rne131 respectively. This is in very good agreement with the specific degradation efficiency of 4.3 and 0.034 in Table 1 confirming the validity of the calculation. The comparison of the results in the first (P_(rne)) and second (P_(lac)) columns in Table 2 shows that autoregulation compensates, at least partially, for defective degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA. Although it would have been interesting to perform this analysis over a range of IPTG concentrations, the growth defects with the P_(lac)-rne131 strain described in the next section precluded further analysis.

[0074] Aberrant Growth of the P_(lac)-rne¹³¹ Strain

[0075] The strains in which rne is under the control of P_(lac) require IPTG for growth. On solid media there is no visible colony formation in the absence of IPTG. Upon examining the growth of the P_(lac)-rne131 strain at different IPTG concentrations, we noticed significant filamentation at both low and high inducer concentrations. FIG. 5 shows representative images of microcolony formation of the P_(lac)-rne131 strain over a range of IPTG concentrations. The P_(lac)-rne⁺ strain is shown for comparison. The morphology at 16 μM IPTG is striking. The colony appears to be composed a few very long filaments. At 25 and 50 μM inducer long filaments predominate although some normal cells appear at the higher concentration. With the wild-type RNase E control, at 16 μM IPTG we observed two different types of colonies: some filaments (a) vs. normal (b). Above this concentration, cell morphology is normal in the P_(lac)-rne⁺ strain. At 500 uM IPTG the morphology of P_(lac)-rne131 is normal whereas at 1000 uM we observed two different types of colonies: normal (a) vs. long filaments (b). In control experiments, the P_(rne)-rne131 strain, which has autoregulated expression, showed normal cell morphology throughout the range of IPTG concentrations tested here (data not shown). Staining of the filamented cells with DAPI showed that DNA replication and partition of the nucleoid appears normal (data not shown). However, the cells fail to form septums and divide. These results show that growth of the P_(lac)-rne131 cells depends on the dose of IPTG whereas the P_(lac)-rne⁺ strain is normal except at the lowest concentration of inducer. The P_(lac)-rne131 strain has a clearly discernable defect in cell division, at levels of expression where wild type is normal, adding further support to the idea that autoregulation has an important role in compensating for defective RNase E activity.

[0076] Fitness of Strains with Mutant RNase E Proteins

[0077] The strains where the expression of the mutant proteins is autogenously controlled have a discernable phenotype with respect to the stability of the T7-lacZ mRNA and RNase E expression. However, the rate of logarithmic growth in liquid media is unaffected although small differences might not be detected by this analysis. A sensitive test of a mutant strain is its ‘fitness’ in competition with an isogenic ‘wild type’ control. FIG. 6 shows the results of such an experiment. Wild type (rne⁺) is a derivative of MC1061 containing a Tn10 transposon linked to the rne locus. The mutants are genetically identical except for the alteration in the rne gene. The Tn10 containing strains can be distinguished from the parent by their resistance to tetracycline. MC1061 (Tet^(S)) and each of the Tn10 derivatives (Tet^(R)) were mixed together in equal proportions then grown for 100 generations. Each 20 generations, cells were plated to measure the proportion that was tetracycline resistant. With the rne⁺ control, there is a small loss, less than 100-fold per 100 generations, due to the Tn10 insertion. All of the mutants are lost significantly faster. After 100 generations, rneΔ10 is approximately 100-fold lower than rne⁺; rne Δ14, 1000-fold; rneΔ22, 10,000-fold; and rne131 , 100,000-fold. FIG. 6 shows the results of a single experiment. This work was repeated once in an experiment that ran for 60 generations. The results were comparable to experiment shown in FIG. 6. The mildest defects involve the deletion of the acidic C-terminal domain (RneΔ10 ) and the region that binds RhlB and enolase (rneΔ14). Deletion of the RBD (rneΔ22) is more severe whereas removal of the entire CTH (rne131 ) has the largest effect. This experiment demonstrates that, even with autoregulation, mutations in the rne locus that disrupt the non-catalytic part of RNase E significantly diminish the fitness of these strains.

[0078] Discussion

[0079] The evidence that RNase E can form a complex with other enzymes involved in the RNA degradation is overwhelming. In addition to the work cited in the Introduction, a ‘minimal’ RNA degradosome has been reconstituted from purified RNase E, PNPase and RhlB (Coburn et al., 1999) and a recent study by immunoelectron microscopy has shown that RhlB co-localizes with RNase E in a CTH-dependent manner in vivo (Liou et al., 2001). PNPase is distributed throughout the cell (Py et al., 1994), but it is in large excess relative to RhlB and RNase E (Liou et al., 2001). We have previously argued, based on heterogeneity in sedimentation, that the interaction of PNPase with RNase E might be dynamic (Carpousis et al., 1994). Thus, in the cell, PNPase could partition between free and degradosome-bound fractions. The endonuclease activity of RNase E is necessary for viability, but strains expressing mutant proteins missing the non-catalytic part of RNase E can grow.

[0080] The rne131 mutation was isolated in a screen for extragenic suppressors of a temperature-sensitive mukB allele (Kido et al., 1996). The suppression resulted from a small (2-fold) overexpression of the mutant MukB protein. Several other RNase E mutants were obtained in this screen. All of them result in a truncated protein. The rne131 mutation was extensively characterized in a subsequent study which showed that the maturation of 5S ribosomal RNA was normal whereas there was a small (2-fold) slowing in the chemical and functional decay of bulk mRNA (Lopez et al., 1999). This study also showed that certain messages such as the T7-lacZ mRNA and the endogenous thrS mRNA were preferentially stabilized compared to bulk mRNA. Here we have exploited the sensitivity of the T7-lacZ mRNA to map the regions in the non-catalytic part of RNase E that affect mRNA degradation. Our work shows that deletions in different regions of the non-catalytic part of RNase E have opposite effects on the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA. Removal of the RBD and/or the region that binds RhlB and enolase reduces mRNA-degrading activity, whereas deletion of the acidic C-terminal domain increases it. Expression of the mutant RNase E proteins anti-correlates with mRNA-degrading activity. The hypoactive mutants are overexpressed whereas the hyperactive RneΔ10 mutant is underexpressed.

[0081] Ow et al. (2000) were the first to publish an in vivo analysis of the function of mutants that disrupted the RBD or protein scaffold. By examining the decay of a battery of endogenous mRNAs, it was concluded that the deletion of the entire protein scaffold did not affect mRNA degradation whereas the deletion of the RBD had only a small effect and the deletion of both significantly slowed mRNA decay. These results were interpreted as evidence that an RNase E-based degradosome is not necessary for normal mRNA degradation. Our results support the conclusion that the RBD has a role in mRNA decay but we also observe significant effects on the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA with deletions in the protein scaffold. One possible explanation of this difference is that Ow et al. (2000) deleted the entire protein scaffold whereas we deleted subregions that have opposite effects on mRNA degradation (see above). Alternatively, it is conceivable that there is a genuine difference between the pathway by which normally translated vs. ribosome-free mRNA is degraded. Indeed, the striking parallel between the effect of the deletions on the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA and the autoregulation of RNase E synthesis suggests that the mechanism of degradation of ribosome-free mRNA and rne autoregulation are related. The T7-lacZ message is ribosome-free in the sense that the T7 RNAP largely outpaces the ribosome. The 361 nt rne 5′ leader is an untranslated target. It is noteworthy that certain other messages have been shown to be preferentially stabilized by the rne131 allele, e.g. the thrS mRNA encoding threonyl-tRNA synthetase (Lopez et al., 1999). ThrS autogenously regulates its own expression by binding to an ‘operator’ in the 163 nt 5′ leader of its mRNA and inhibiting translation. Recent work shows that in rne⁺ cells the repressed thrS mRNA is rapidly degraded whereas with rne131 it accumulates significantly (Nogueira et al., 2001). Thus the results with T7-lacZ, rne and thrS mRNA all suggest that elements in the non-catalytic part of RNase E facilitate the preferential degradation of ribosome-free mRNA. We speculate that this process might represent a type of ‘mRNA surveillance’ in which the uncoupling of translation from transcription triggers decay.

[0082] All of the RNase E mutants studied here bind RNA except Rne131 and RneΔ14. This activity was initially localized to the CTH (Cormack et al., 1993) then more precisely mapped to the RBD (McDowall and Cohen, 1996; Taraseviciene et al., 1995). Our results suggest that a second arginine rich region (AR2, residues 796-819, 50% arginine) can also bind RNA. Analysis of the published work (McDowall and Cohen, 1996; Taraseviciene et al., 1995) shows that the constructs employed in those studies would not have permitted the detection of an independent RNA binding site at AR2. An important conclusion of our work is that there is no simple correlation between RNA binding in vitro and mRNA-degrading activity in vivo. Mutants such as RneΔ18, with an intact RBD and RNA binding activity, exhibit significant defects in T7-lacZ mRNA degradation and rne autoregulation. Our results show that RNA binding is more complex then anticipated: the RNA and protein binding sites overlap and they cannot be separated by simple deletions. Considering the effect of deletions located between residues 585 to 845 on the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA, this entire region appears to comprise either a single functional domain or perhaps two domains that cooperate in the same reaction.

[0083] The observation that the deletion of the last 200 residues of RNase E (RneΔ10) leads to destabilization of the T7-lacZ message and reduces expression of the mutant protein is novel. These results suggest that RneΔ10 in vivo is more active than wild type. Recent work (A.L., unpublished) shows that the RneΔ10 mutation also destabilizes the T7-lacZ mRNA in a pnp⁻ strain. The pnp⁻ allele, the same that was used by Lopez et al. (1999), abolishes production of PNPase, which is not detectable by Western blotting. This shows that, even though the region deleted in RneΔ10 is involved in an interaction with PNPase, the phenotype of rneΔ10 does not involve PNPase per se. A plausible explanation is that the acidic C-terminal domain is a negative effector of RNase E activity. Since the removal of the acidic region stimulates RNA binding (FIG. 4), this domain appears to be an inhibitor of the basic RBD and/or AR2 regions. It should be interesting to explore this interaction in future work.

[0084] The growth defects in the P_(lac)-rne131 strain at low and high IPTG concentrations is evidence that autoregulation is important in compensating for the defective activity (FIG. 5). As noted recently, using P_(lac) control, wild type RNase E expression can be substantially reduced below normal levels (Jain et al., 2002; Sousa et al., 2001). This is also observed with our P_(lac)-rne⁺ construct since growth is normal except at the lowest concentration (16 μM). However, the growth of the P_(lac)-rne131 construct is already defective at 50 μM IPTG and grossly aberrant at lower concentrations. These results demonstrate for the first time the role of autoregulation in compensating for defective activity and the importance of the non-catalytic part of RNase E for normal function in vivo. Even with autoregulation, the mutant strains are disadvantaged when grown in competition with wild type (FIG. 6). After 100 generations of growth, there is only 1 cell harboring the rne131 mutant for every 100,000 that are rne⁺. Even with the least impaired mutant (rneΔ10), only about 1% remains after 100 generations. In this protocol, since the cells reach stationary phase between dilutions, there is competition at each stage of growth: i.e. the transition from stationary phase, logarithmic growth, the transition to stationary phase and survival thereafter. Although we do not know the specific defect that causes the growth phenotype, as already discussed, rne131 slows bulk mRNA decay and preferentially stabilizes certain messages. Thus it seems reasonable to believe that the disadvantage involves a problem with mRNA degradation.

[0085] Experimental Procedures

[0086] Standard Techniques, Strains and Plasmids

[0087] General techniques in genetics and molecular biology have been described (Miller, 1972; Sambrook and Russell, 2001). The strains and plasmids used here are listed in Tables 3 and 4.

[0088] The ENS134 derivatives were constructed as follows: rneΔ10, rneΔ14 and rneΔ18 were previously generated in the pAM-rne plasmid by inverse PCR as described (Vanzo et al., 1998). The PstI fragments containing these mutant rne alleles were cloned into the NsiI site of pLN135.1 (Cornet et al., 1996) to generate pLN-rneΔ10, pLN-rneΔ14 and pLN-rneΔ18. The others deletions were generated by inverse PCR using the pLN-rne plasmid (Tbl. 4). The pLN-Δrne plasmids were transformed into AC23 (Vanzo et al., 1998). Using a previously described protocol (Cornet et al., 1996), the endogenous temperature-sensitive rne1 allele was replaced by the mutant alleles. Briefly, the protocol relies on the following elements. The target strain is resistant to streptomycin and harbors a temperature-sensitive allele (rne1 ) that does not permit growth at 42° C. The plasmid contains a temperature-sensitive origin that does not permit replication at 42° C., a cat gene conferring resistance to chloramphenicol and an rpsL⁺ gene that renders the integrants sensitive to streptomycin. After transformation and selection for chloramphenicol resistance at 30° C., colonies are streaked onto plates with chloramphenicol at 420° C. to select integrants, which grow since the rneΔ alleles are not temperature-sensitive. Excision relies on the selection of streptomycin resistant cells at 42° C., which were then tested for sensitivity to chloramphenicol. The replacements were verified by PCR and Western blotting. P1 transduction was used to move the mutant rne alleles from the AC background to ENS 134-1 (Lopez et al., 1999). The transductants were selected at 42° C. and the replacement of the endogenous temperature-sensitive rne1 allele was verified by PCR and Western blotting. Throughout the experiments in this work, two independently derived strains for each deletion were analyzed. In every case, both strains gave the same results. For simplicity, we only show the results for one set of strains.

[0089] The ENS134(P_(lac)) derivatives were constructed as follows. Replacement of the promoter and 5′ UTR of the rne gene by the corresponding region of the lac operon using a pKO3 derivative has already been described (Sousa et al., 2001). To obtain ENS134(P_(lac))-2 and ENS134(P_(lac))-10, the pKO3 derivative was transformed into ENS134-2 and ENS134-10 respectively to replace the rne 5′ control region. The same method was used to obtain ENS134(P_(lac)), except that the rne 5′ control region was first replaced in a derivative of MG1655 carrying a Tn10 transposon linked to the rne gene (zce-726::Tn10, Mudd et al., 1990). The P_(lac)-rne⁺ gene was then transduced by P1 into ENS134, by selecting for tetracycline resistance and IPTG-dependent growth.

[0090] Antibodies and Western Blotting

[0091] Rabbit polyclonal antibodies, raised against full-length RNase E, were described previously (Vanzo et al., 1998). MAP antibodies against RNase E, supplied by S. Kushner, were used in pilot experiments. We subsequently used an antibody that we produced ourselves. Briefly, a peptide corresponding to the N-terminal 20 amino acids of RNase E was synthesized using a MAP-8 matrix (Alta Bioscience, UK). The crude product was suspended in 2 ml of 10 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 1 mM EDTA, 50 mM NaCl, 0.1% SDS then sonicated and dialyzed against three changes of the same buffer. A portion of this suspension was used without further purification to raise antisera in rabbits (Eurogentec, Belgium).

[0092] SDS PAGE (7.5%) was used to separate proteins from crude extracts, which were prepared by boiling cells in SDS sample buffer (Carpousis et al. 1994). The gel was blotted to a PVDF membrane (Amersham) as described (Vanzo et al., 1998,). The blot was blocked for 2 hours in Tris buffered saline (TBS) containing 5% non fat milk, then incubated either 1 h in TBS containing 1% nonfat milk and the polyclonal antisera (1/10000 dilution) or 2 h in this buffer with the MAP antisera (1/20 dilution). The membrane was washed three times for 10 min with TBS containing 1% nonfat milk then incubated with an alkaline phosphatase coupled secondary antibody (Sigma, 1/5000 dilution) for 1 h. The membrane, washed twice for 30 min in TBS containing 1% nonfat milk and once for 30 min in TBS, was treated with ECF substrate (Amersham) and analyzed with a fluorimager (Molecular Dynamics). For quantification, each blot contained at least 2 different amounts of protein from the wild-type rne strain. During the ECF reaction the blot was scanned several times to obtain a series of images with different intensities of fluorescence. To quantify the levels of the wild type and mutant proteins, images in which the signals from the mutant protein and at least one of the wild type controls were not saturated were analyzed digitally (ImageQuant) in a procedure involving the subtraction of the background from regions just above and below the band.

[0093] Northwestern Blotting

[0094] BL21(DE3) strains containing pET11a, pET11-rne, or the pET11-rneΔ plasmids were plated on LA ampicillin (50 μg/ml) and grown overnight. A single fresh colony was inoculated in LB ampicillin (50 μg/ml) and grown at 37° C. for 4 hours (OD₆₀₀ less than 0.3). The culture were then diluted in the same medium to an OD₆₀₀ of 0.1 and grown to an OD₆₀₀ of 0.3. Expression was induced with 1 mM IPTG and the cultures were incubated for 2 h at 30° C. Total protein was prepared as described above for Western blotting. In a preliminary step, the extracts were separated by SDS-PAGE, the gel was stained with Sypro Orange (Interchim, Steinberg et al., 1996) and the amount of RNase E or mutant protein was estimated by fluorimaging. Based on this determination, the amount of total protein for Northwestern blotting was varied to give comparable amounts of RNase E and the mutant proteins.

[0095] Two probes, 9S rRNA and the 5′ UTR of the rne mRNA, were synthesized as follows. Templates were generated by PCR as described (Carpousis et al., 1994; Ehretsmann et al., 1992) using the plasmids pLN-rne (5′UTR-rne) or pKK238.8 (9S rRNA). The products, 415 bp rne-5′ UTR template and 268 bp 9S rRNA template, were purified on 3% small fragment agarose (Appligene) and extracted from the gel with a Qiaquick kit (Quiagen). The templates were transcribed in vitro using a T7 RNA polymerase kit (Promega) and ³³P-α-UTP (Amersham) then desalted on Sephadex G25. The 9S RNA was described previously (Carpousis et al., 1994). The rne-5′ UTR probe starts 4 nt before the normal transcription start of the rne mRNA (GGCCGUUUC, the underlined sequence is the normal 5′ end) and ends 47 nt after the AUG translation initiation codon. Blotting and probing were performed as described (Cormack et al., 1993), except that the membranes were incubated with the RNA probe at room temperature for 2 hours and washed (30 min) in TEN buffer with 0.02% Tween 20 and 50 mM NaCl then washed in the same buffer containing 200 mM NaCl and finally 500 mM NaCl. The radioactive RNA was visualized with a Phosphorimager (Fuji). TABLE 1 Activity of the mutant proteins in the degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA and the regulation of rne expression^(a) relative relative specific degradation RNase E degradation allele efficiency level efficiency rne1 0.40 2.3 0.17 rne131 0.090 2.7 0.034 rneΔ10 2.5 0.58 4.3 rneΔ18 0.11 3.2 0.034 rneΔ14 0.074 4.2 0.018 rneΔ17 0.23 1.7 0.13 rneΔ21 0.21 2.2 0.094 rneΔ22 0.092 4.8 0.019 rneΔ23 0.10 4.2 0.025 rneΔ24 0.20 2.7 0.075 #value in the first column by the value in the second column, e.g. 1.0 = wild type and 0.2 = 5-fold more β-galactosidase for the same amount of RNase E.

[0096] TABLE 2 Degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA with rneΔ10 and rne131 under P_(lac) control P_(rne) P_(lac) rne⁺/rneΔ10 2.5 4.0 rne⁺/rne131 0.089 0.028 #rne⁺was 2370 units under P_(rne) control and 770 units under P_(lac) control (see text).

[0097] TABLE 3 Strains strain characteristic reference AC21 MC1061, zce-726::Tn10 Carpousis et al., 1994 AC23 MC1061, zce-726::Tn10, rne1(ams) Vanzo et al., 1998 AC24 AC23, rneΔ10 (aaΔ 844-1045)^(a) this work AC26 AC23, rneΔ18 (aaΔ 728-845) this work AC27 AC23, rne131 (made by P1 this work transduction) AC28 AC23, rneΔ14 (aaΔ 636-845) this work AC29 AC23, rneΔ17 (aaΔ 636-693) this work AC31 AC23, rneΔ21 (aaΔ 603-627) this work AC32 AC23, rneΔ22 (aaΔ 603-693) this work AC33 AC23, rneΔ23 (aaΔ 585-693) this work AC34 AC23, rneΔ24 (aaΔ 585-627) this work ENS134 BL21 (DE3), P_(lac)-T7 RNA polymerase, Lopez et al., P_(T7)-lacZ 1994 ENS134-1 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rne1(ams) Iost and Dreyfus, 1995 ENS134-2 ENS134, rne 131 Lopez et al., 1999 ENS134-10 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ10 this work (aaΔ 844-1045) ENS134-18 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ18 this work (aaΔ 728-845) ENS134-14 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ14 this work (aaΔ 636-845) ENS134-17 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ17 this work (aaΔ 636-693) ENS134-21 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ21 this work (aaΔ 603-627) ENS134-22 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ22 this work (aaΔ 603-693) ENS134-23 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ23 this work (aaΔ 585-693) ENS134-24 ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, rneΔ24 this work (aaΔ 585-627) ENS134(P_(lac)- ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, P_(lac)-rne this work rne) ENS134 (P_(lac)- ENS134, P_(lac)-rne131 this work rne)-2 ENS134 (P_(lac)- ENS134, zce-726::Tn10, P_(lac)-rneΔ10 this work rne)-10

[0098] TABLE 4 Plasmids plasmid characteristic reference pLN135.1 Low copy number, temperature- Cornet et sensitive replicon, multiple al., 1996 cloning site, cat gene and rpsL⁺ (Sm^(s)) pLN-rne 6kb PstI-PstI genomic fragment this work containing the entire rne gene cloned into the NsiI site of pLN135.1 pLN-rneΔ10 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 844-1045)^(a) this work pLN-rneΔ18 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 728-845) this work pLN-rneΔ14 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 636-845) this work pLN-rneΔ17 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 636-693) this work pLN-rneΔ21 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 603-627) this work pLN-rneΔ22 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 603-693) this work pLN-rneΔ23 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 585-693) this work pLN-rneΔ24 derivative of pLN-rne (aaΔ 585-627) this work pET11a vector for protein expression in Studier et E. col. al., 1990 pET11a-rne contains complete rne coding Vanzo et sequence and transcription al., 1998 termination site pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 844-1045) this work rneΔ10 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 728-845) this work rneΔ18 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 636-845) this work rneΔ14 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 636-693) this work rneΔ17 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 603-693) this work rneΔ22 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 585-693) this work rneΔ23 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 585-627) this work rneΔ24 pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ this work rneΔ26 Δ585-845) pet11a- derivative of pET11a-rne (aaΔ 585-1045) this work rneΔCTH pET15b derivative of pET11a with N- Novagen terminal histidine tag pET15b-rne rne transplanted from pET11a-rne this work to pET15b pET15b-rneΔ10 derivative of pET15b-rne (Δaa 844-1045) this work pET15b- derivative of pET15b-rne (Δaa 585-1045) this work rneΔCTH

[0099] Figures Legends

[0100]FIG. 1. A. Primary structure of RNase E. The proline-rich (green), arginine-rich (orange) and glutamic acid-proline-rich (yellow) regions are color coded. The N-terminal half, from residue 1 to 524, is the site of ribonucleolytic activity. This domain is followed by a proline-rich linker (green, 524-568). The central region of RNase E, which is highly charged, contains the arginine-rich RNA binding domain (604-688) that has been shown to bind RNA by Northwestern blotting. The RNA binding domain (RBD) is followed by another proline rich stretch (743-796), (743-796), a second arginine-rich region (796-818, 12 arginines out of 25 residues), which we call AR2, and a third proline-rich region (819-857). The C-terminus includes an acidic region rich in glutamic acid and proline (857-1036) and a C-terminus rich in proline. The ‘protein scaffold’ (688-1061) contains the binding sites for the major components of the RNA degradosome: RhlB, enolase and PNPase. Rh/En (red box) is the region where RhlB and enolase bind to RNase E. The site where PNPase binds is shown by the yellow box.

[0101] B. Deletions in the RBD and scaffold of RNase E. The construction of ENS134-1 and ENS134-2, encoding Rne1 and Rne131, was described previously (Iost and Dreyfus, 1995; Lopez et al., 1999). Rne1 is a temperature sensitive enzyme with a glycine (G) to serine (S) substitution at residue 66. Rne131 is encoded by a gene with a +1 frameshift at codon 584. A short 32 amino acid extension is encoded by the +1 reading frame (black box at C-terminal end). In the strains with deletions, the region in RNase E that has been removed is indicated by a thin black line.

[0102]FIG. 2. A. The ENS134 strain (Lopez et al., 1994) has the following features. The endogenous lacZ gene has been knocked out but the strain encodes the lac repressor (lacI). The following elements have been inserted into the chromosome: gene 1, encoding bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase, under the control of a lac promoter (P_(lac)) and a hybrid lacZ gene under the control of a T7 promoter (P_(T7)). The lacZ gene is followed by a small region from the 5′ end of lacY, a tRNA reporter gene and a transcription terminator (Ter). The T7 lacZ message is very sensitive to degradation by RNase (encoded by the rne gene).

[0103] B. Degradation of the T7-lacZ mRNA. β-galactosidase levels were measured in the ENS134 derivatives expressing wild type RNase E and the mutant proteins. The strains were grown in M9 medium containing glycerol and casamino acids (0.2% each) with 100 μM IPTG at 30° C. When the cultures reached an OD₆₀₀ of 0.30 the activity was determined as described (Miller, 1972). These results are the average of at least three independent determinations for each strain and the errors bars show the standard deviation.

[0104]FIG. 3. A. Western blot analysis of RNase E expression using polyclonal rabbit antibody (upper panel) or MAP antibody (lower panel). The blots were developed using a fluorescence detection system and analyzed by a fluorimager. RNase E (WT) and mutant proteins are indicated at the top of the blots. The asterisks indicate the position of each protein. All the lanes were loaded with equivalent amounts of total protein based on the OD of the cultures except where indicated, i.e. in the first lane 2-fold more WT protein, and 4-fold more RneΔ10 and Rne131.

[0105] B. His-tagged RNase E constructs. The black circle to the left signifies the N-terminal HIS tag; the black box to the right, the C-terminal last 16 amino acids, which is conserved in all of these constructs. To the right is indicated the fluorescence signal for each polypeptide (equivalent weights) normalized to the full-length construct.

[0106] C. Quantification of the Western blots. The amount of protein relative to wild type is shown for each mutant with the results from the polyclonal antibody in the left column and the MAP antibody at the right. These data represent at least six independent determinations for each mutant and the error bars show the standard deviation.

[0107]FIG. 4. A. Gel stained with SYPRO orange showing the separation of extracts containing overexpressed RNase E or the mutant proteins (indicated by the asterisks). pET11a is a control extract with no overexpressed protein. The gel was loaded to give comparable amounts of RNase E and each mutant protein.

[0108] B. Blots probed with ³³P-labelled RNA: 5′ UTR of the rne mRNA (upper panel) or 9S ribosomal RNA (lower panel).

[0109]FIG. 5. Microcolonies of the P_(lac)-rne131 strain, ENS134(P_(lac)) -2, grown in the presence of 16, 25, 50, 500 and 1000 μM IPTG. Wild type rne under the control of P_(lac) is shown for comparison. Microscope slides were covered with a thin layer (300 μl) of M9 agar containing glycerol and casamino acids (0.2% each). The strains were streaked on these slides and incubated at 37° C. (7h for rne131, 3 h for wild type). Microcolonies were visualized with a Leica DMRB 100× objective and a Coolsnap photometric camera. For the P_(lac)-rne⁺ strain at 16 μM IPTG, we observed two types of colonies: a in which some of the cells were filamented and b where the morphology was normal. For the P_(lac)-rne131 strain at 1000 μM, we observed two types of colonies: a in which the morphology was normal and b where many of the cells formed long filaments.

[0110]FIG. 6. Competition during growth between strains encoding RNase E mutant proteins and an isogenic wild type control. The competitor strain is MC1061 (Tet^(S)). The rne mutants and rne⁺ are isogenic derivatives of MC1061 containing a Tn10 transposon (Tet^(R)) linked to the rne loci (AC21 strains). MC1061 was grown overnight in LB. AC21 and its derivatives were grown in LB supplemented with tetracycline (12 μg/ml). AC21 and each derivative were mixed with MC1061 (equal volumes), diluted 10⁻³ in fresh medium lacking the tetracycline, grown at 37° C. until reaching stationary phase, then diluted 10⁻³ in fresh medium lacking tetracycline. By diluting the cultures in the morning and at the end of the afternoon, it is possible to achieve 20 generations of growth per day. Every 20 generations samples were plated on LB agar with or without tetracycline to determine the fraction of cells resistant to tetracycline.

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1 16 1 3661 DNA Escherichia coli CDS (441)..(3623) 1 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt ggt gaa gaa 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu 575 580 585 acc aaa ccg acc gag caa cca gca ccg aaa gca gaa gcg aaa ccg gaa 2249 Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu 590 595 600 cgt caa cag gat cgt cgc aag cct cgt cag aac aac cgc cgt gac cgt 2297 Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg 605 610 615 aat gag cgc cgc gac acc cgt agt gaa cgt act gaa ggc agc gat aat 2345 Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn 620 625 630 635 cgc gaa gaa aac cgt cgt aat cgt cgc cag gca cag cag cag act gcc 2393 Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala 640 645 650 gag acg cgt gag agc cgt cag cag gct gag gta acg gaa aaa gcg cgt 2441 Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg 655 660 665 acc gcc gac gag cag caa gcg ccg cgt cgt gaa cgt agc cgc cgc cgt 2489 Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg 670 675 680 aat gat gat aaa cgt cag gcg caa caa gaa gcg aag gcg ctg aat gtt 2537 Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val 685 690 695 gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa cag gaa gaa cgt gta cgt ccg 2585 Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro 700 705 710 715 gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag ctc aat cag aaa gtg cgt tac 2633 Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr 720 725 730 gag caa agc gta gcc gaa gaa gcg gta gtc gca ccg gtg gtt gaa gaa 2681 Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu 735 740 745 act gtc gct gcc gaa cca att gtt cag gaa gcg cca gct cca cgc aca 2729 Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr 750 755 760 gaa ctg gtg aaa gtc ccg ctg cca gtc gta gcg caa act gca cca gaa 2777 Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu 765 770 775 cag caa gaa gag aac aat gct gat aac cgt gac aac ggt ggc atg ccg 2825 Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro 780 785 790 795 cgt cgt tct cgc cgc tcg cct cgt cac ctg cgc gta agt ggt cag cgt 2873 Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg 800 805 810 cgt cgt cgc tat cgt gac gag cgt tat cca acc cag tcg cca atg ccg 2921 Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro 815 820 825 ttg acc gta gcg tgc gcg tct ccg gaa ctg gcc tct ggc aaa gtc tgg 2969 Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp 830 835 840 atc cgc tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa gat gta cag gtt gaa gag cag 3017 Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln 845 850 855 cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag ccg atg gtg act gag gtc cct 3065 Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro 860 865 870 875 gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt agc gcg cca gtt gtt gaa gaa 3113 Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu 880 885 890 gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt cag gtt gcc gaa ccg caa ccg 3161 Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro 895 900 905 gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa gtg atc gct gcc gcg gta act 3209 Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr 910 915 920 gaa cag ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct gat gtt gcc gta gcc cag gaa 3257 Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu 925 930 935 gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt gaa ccg cag gaa gag acg gca 3305 Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala 940 945 950 955 gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct gag gtt gta gtt gct gaa cct 3353 Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro 960 965 970 gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca gta gtc gct gaa gtc gca gca 3401 Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala 975 980 985 gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa cct gag gtc acc gtt gag cat 3449 Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His 990 995 1000 aac cac gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc gct cca gca ccg gaa tat 3494 Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr 1005 1010 1015 gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg cag cgc cct act ttt 3539 Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe 1020 1025 1030 gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt cat acg gca aca cat 3584 Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His 1035 1040 1045 cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg caa cct gtt gag taataattag 3633 His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 1050 1055 1060 ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3661 2 1061 PRT Escherichia coli 2 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu 580 585 590 Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg 595 600 605 Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp 610 615 620 Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg 625 630 635 640 Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser 645 650 655 Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln 660 665 670 Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg 675 680 685 Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val 690 695 700 Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg 705 710 715 720 Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala 725 730 735 Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu 740 745 750 Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val 755 760 765 Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn 770 775 780 Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg 785 790 795 800 Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg 805 810 815 Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys 820 825 830 Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile 835 840 845 Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu 850 855 860 Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile 865 870 875 880 Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val 885 890 895 Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr 900 905 910 Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val 915 920 925 Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala 930 935 940 Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val 945 950 955 960 Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln 965 970 975 Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val 980 985 990 Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala 995 1000 1005 Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro 1010 1015 1020 Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys 1025 1030 1035 Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala 1040 1045 1050 Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 1055 1060 3 3532 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 3 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt gaa cgt act 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Arg Thr 575 580 585 gaa ggc agc gat aat cgc gaa gaa aac cgt cgt aat cgt cgc cag gca 2249 Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala 590 595 600 cag cag cag act gcc gag acg cgt gag agc cgt cag cag gct gag gta 2297 Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val 605 610 615 acg gaa aaa gcg cgt acc gcc gac gag cag caa gcg ccg cgt cgt gaa 2345 Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu 620 625 630 635 cgt agc cgc cgc cgt aat gat gat aaa cgt cag gcg caa caa gaa gcg 2393 Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala 640 645 650 aag gcg ctg aat gtt gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa cag gaa 2441 Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu 655 660 665 gaa cgt gta cgt ccg gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag ctc aat 2489 Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn 670 675 680 cag aaa gtg cgt tac gag caa agc gta gcc gaa gaa gcg gta gtc gca 2537 Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala 685 690 695 ccg gtg gtt gaa gaa act gtc gct gcc gaa cca att gtt cag gaa gcg 2585 Pro Val Val Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala 700 705 710 715 cca gct cca cgc aca gaa ctg gtg aaa gtc ccg ctg cca gtc gta gcg 2633 Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala 720 725 730 caa act gca cca gaa cag caa gaa gag aac aat gct gat aac cgt gac 2681 Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp 735 740 745 aac ggt ggc atg ccg cgt cgt tct cgc cgc tcg cct cgt cac ctg cgc 2729 Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg 750 755 760 gta agt ggt cag cgt cgt cgt cgc tat cgt gac gag cgt tat cca acc 2777 Val Ser Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr 765 770 775 cag tcg cca atg ccg ttg acc gta gcg tgc gcg tct ccg gaa ctg gcc 2825 Gln Ser Pro Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala 780 785 790 795 tct ggc aaa gtc tgg atc cgc tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa gat gta 2873 Ser Gly Lys Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val 800 805 810 cag gtt gaa gag cag cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag ccg atg 2921 Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met 815 820 825 gtg act gag gtc cct gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt agc gcg 2969 Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala 830 835 840 cca gtt gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt cag gtt 3017 Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val 845 850 855 gcc gaa ccg caa ccg gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa gtg atc 3065 Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile 860 865 870 875 gct gcc gcg gta act gaa cag ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct gat gtt 3113 Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val 880 885 890 gcc gta gcc cag gaa gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt gaa ccg 3161 Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro 895 900 905 cag gaa gag acg gca gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct gag gtt 3209 Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val 910 915 920 gta gtt gct gaa cct gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca gta gtc 3257 Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val 925 930 935 gct gaa gtc gca gca gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa cct gag 3305 Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu 940 945 950 955 gtc acc gtt gag cat aac cac gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc gct cca 3353 Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro 960 965 970 gca ccg gaa tat gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg cag cgc 3401 Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg 975 980 985 cct act ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt cat acg gca 3449 Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala 990 995 1000 aca cat cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg caa cct gtt gag 3494 Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 1005 1010 1015 taataattag ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3532 4 1018 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 4 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn 580 585 590 Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala 595 600 605 Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg 610 615 620 Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg 625 630 635 640 Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val 645 650 655 Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro 660 665 670 Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr 675 680 685 Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu 690 695 700 Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr 705 710 715 720 Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu 725 730 735 Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro 740 745 750 Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg 755 760 765 Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro 770 775 780 Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp 785 790 795 800 Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln 805 810 815 Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro 820 825 830 Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu 835 840 845 Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro 850 855 860 Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr 865 870 875 880 Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu 885 890 895 Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala 900 905 910 Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro 915 920 925 Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala 930 935 940 Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His 945 950 955 960 Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val 965 970 975 Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe 980 985 990 Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser 995 1000 1005 Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 1010 1015 5 3334 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 5 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt gcg aag gcg 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Ala Lys Ala 575 580 585 ctg aat gtt gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa cag gaa gaa cgt 2249 Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg 590 595 600 gta cgt ccg gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag ctc aat cag aaa 2297 Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys 605 610 615 gtg cgt tac gag caa agc gta gcc gaa gaa gcg gta gtc gca ccg gtg 2345 Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val 620 625 630 635 gtt gaa gaa act gtc gct gcc gaa cca att gtt cag gaa gcg cca gct 2393 Val Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala 640 645 650 cca cgc aca gaa ctg gtg aaa gtc ccg ctg cca gtc gta gcg caa act 2441 Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr 655 660 665 gca cca gaa cag caa gaa gag aac aat gct gat aac cgt gac aac ggt 2489 Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly 670 675 680 ggc atg ccg cgt cgt tct cgc cgc tcg cct cgt cac ctg cgc gta agt 2537 Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser 685 690 695 ggt cag cgt cgt cgt cgc tat cgt gac gag cgt tat cca acc cag tcg 2585 Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser 700 705 710 715 cca atg ccg ttg acc gta gcg tgc gcg tct ccg gaa ctg gcc tct ggc 2633 Pro Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly 720 725 730 aaa gtc tgg atc cgc tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa gat gta cag gtt 2681 Lys Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val 735 740 745 gaa gag cag cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag ccg atg gtg act 2729 Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr 750 755 760 gag gtc cct gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt agc gcg cca gtt 2777 Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val 765 770 775 gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt cag gtt gcc gaa 2825 Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu 780 785 790 795 ccg caa ccg gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa gtg atc gct gcc 2873 Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala 800 805 810 gcg gta act gaa cag ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct gat gtt gcc gta 2921 Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val 815 820 825 gcc cag gaa gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt gaa ccg cag gaa 2969 Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu 830 835 840 gag acg gca gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct gag gtt gta gtt 3017 Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val 845 850 855 gct gaa cct gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca gta gtc gct gaa 3065 Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu 860 865 870 875 gtc gca gca gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa cct gag gtc acc 3113 Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr 880 885 890 gtt gag cat aac cac gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc gct cca gca ccg 3161 Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro 895 900 905 gaa tat gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg cag cgc cct act 3209 Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr 910 915 920 ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt cat acg gca aca cat 3257 Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His 925 930 935 cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg caa cct gtt gag taataattag 3306 His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 940 945 950 ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3334 6 952 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 6 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu 580 585 590 Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln 595 600 605 Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln 610 615 620 Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Thr Val 625 630 635 640 Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu 645 650 655 Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln 660 665 670 Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Arg Arg 675 680 685 Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg 690 695 700 Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro Leu Thr 705 710 715 720 Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp Ile Arg 725 730 735 Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu 740 745 750 Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala 755 760 765 Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala 770 775 780 Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val 785 790 795 800 Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln 805 810 815 Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala 820 825 830 Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile 835 840 845 Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val 850 855 860 Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val 865 870 875 880 Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His 885 890 895 Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu 900 905 910 Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly 915 920 925 Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala 930 935 940 Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 945 950 7 3388 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 7 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt ggt gaa gaa 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu 575 580 585 acc aaa ccg acc gag caa cca gca ccg aaa gca gaa gcg aaa ccg gcg 2249 Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Ala 590 595 600 aag gcg ctg aat gtt gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa cag gaa 2297 Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu 605 610 615 gaa cgt gta cgt ccg gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag ctc aat 2345 Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn 620 625 630 635 cag aaa gtg cgt tac gag caa agc gta gcc gaa gaa gcg gta gtc gca 2393 Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala 640 645 650 ccg gtg gtt gaa gaa act gtc gct gcc gaa cca att gtt cag gaa gcg 2441 Pro Val Val Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala 655 660 665 cca gct cca cgc aca gaa ctg gtg aaa gtc ccg ctg cca gtc gta gcg 2489 Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala 670 675 680 caa act gca cca gaa cag caa gaa gag aac aat gct gat aac cgt gac 2537 Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp 685 690 695 aac ggt ggc atg ccg cgt cgt tct cgc cgc tcg cct cgt cac ctg cgc 2585 Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg 700 705 710 715 gta agt ggt cag cgt cgt cgt cgc tat cgt gac gag cgt tat cca acc 2633 Val Ser Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr 720 725 730 cag tcg cca atg ccg ttg acc gta gcg tgc gcg tct ccg gaa ctg gcc 2681 Gln Ser Pro Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala 735 740 745 tct ggc aaa gtc tgg atc cgc tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa gat gta 2729 Ser Gly Lys Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val 750 755 760 cag gtt gaa gag cag cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag ccg atg 2777 Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met 765 770 775 gtg act gag gtc cct gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt agc gcg 2825 Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala 780 785 790 795 cca gtt gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt cag gtt 2873 Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val 800 805 810 gcc gaa ccg caa ccg gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa gtg atc 2921 Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile 815 820 825 gct gcc gcg gta act gaa cag ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct gat gtt 2969 Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val 830 835 840 gcc gta gcc cag gaa gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt gaa ccg 3017 Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro 845 850 855 cag gaa gag acg gca gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct gag gtt 3065 Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val 860 865 870 875 gta gtt gct gaa cct gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca gta gtc 3113 Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val 880 885 890 gct gaa gtc gca gca gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa cct gag 3161 Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu 895 900 905 gtc acc gtt gag cat aac cac gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc gct cca 3209 Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro 910 915 920 gca ccg gaa tat gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg cag cgc 3257 Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg 925 930 935 cct act ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt cat acg gca 3305 Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala 940 945 950 955 aca cat cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg caa cct gtt gag 3350 Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 960 965 970 taataattag ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3388 8 970 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 8 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu 580 585 590 Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val 595 600 605 Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro 610 615 620 Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr 625 630 635 640 Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu 645 650 655 Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr 660 665 670 Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu 675 680 685 Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro 690 695 700 Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg 705 710 715 720 Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro 725 730 735 Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp 740 745 750 Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln 755 760 765 Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro 770 775 780 Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu 785 790 795 800 Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro 805 810 815 Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr 820 825 830 Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu 835 840 845 Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala 850 855 860 Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro 865 870 875 880 Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala 885 890 895 Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His 900 905 910 Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val 915 920 925 Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe 930 935 940 Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser 945 950 955 960 Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 965 970 9 3586 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 9 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt ggt gaa gaa 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu 575 580 585 acc aaa ccg acc gag caa cca gca ccg aaa gca gaa gcg aaa ccg gaa 2249 Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu 590 595 600 cgt act gaa ggc agc gat aat cgc gaa gaa aac cgt cgt aat cgt cgc 2297 Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg Arg Asn Arg Arg 605 610 615 cag gca cag cag cag act gcc gag acg cgt gag agc cgt cag cag gct 2345 Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala 620 625 630 635 gag gta acg gaa aaa gcg cgt acc gcc gac gag cag caa gcg ccg cgt 2393 Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Gln Ala Pro Arg 640 645 650 cgt gaa cgt agc cgc cgc cgt aat gat gat aaa cgt cag gcg caa caa 2441 Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln 655 660 665 gaa gcg aag gcg ctg aat gtt gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa 2489 Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu 670 675 680 cag gaa gaa cgt gta cgt ccg gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag 2537 Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln 685 690 695 ctc aat cag aaa gtg cgt tac gag caa agc gta gcc gaa gaa gcg gta 2585 Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val 700 705 710 715 gtc gca ccg gtg gtt gaa gaa act gtc gct gcc gaa cca att gtt cag 2633 Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln 720 725 730 gaa gcg cca gct cca cgc aca gaa ctg gtg aaa gtc ccg ctg cca gtc 2681 Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val 735 740 745 gta gcg caa act gca cca gaa cag caa gaa gag aac aat gct gat aac 2729 Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn 750 755 760 cgt gac aac ggt ggc atg ccg cgt cgt tct cgc cgc tcg cct cgt cac 2777 Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His 765 770 775 ctg cgc gta agt ggt cag cgt cgt cgt cgc tat cgt gac gag cgt tat 2825 Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr 780 785 790 795 cca acc cag tcg cca atg ccg ttg acc gta gcg tgc gcg tct ccg gaa 2873 Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu 800 805 810 ctg gcc tct ggc aaa gtc tgg atc cgc tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa 2921 Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln 815 820 825 gat gta cag gtt gaa gag cag cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag 2969 Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln 830 835 840 ccg atg gtg act gag gtc cct gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt 3017 Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val 845 850 855 agc gcg cca gtt gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt 3065 Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val 860 865 870 875 cag gtt gcc gaa ccg caa ccg gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa 3113 Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu 880 885 890 gtg atc gct gcc gcg gta act gaa cag ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct 3161 Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser 895 900 905 gat gtt gcc gta gcc cag gaa gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt 3209 Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val 910 915 920 gaa ccg cag gaa gag acg gca gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct 3257 Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala 925 930 935 gag gtt gta gtt gct gaa cct gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca 3305 Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro 940 945 950 955 gta gtc gct gaa gtc gca gca gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa 3353 Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu 960 965 970 cct gag gtc acc gtt gag cat aac cac gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc 3401 Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg 975 980 985 gct cca gca ccg gaa tat gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg 3449 Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp 990 995 1000 cag cgc cct act ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt 3494 Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly 1005 1010 1015 cat acg gca aca cat cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg caa 3539 His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln 1020 1025 1030 cct gtt gag taataattag ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3586 Pro Val Glu 1035 10 1036 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 10 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu 580 585 590 Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser 595 600 605 Asp Asn Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln 610 615 620 Thr Ala Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys 625 630 635 640 Ala Arg Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg 645 650 655 Arg Arg Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu 660 665 670 Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val 675 680 685 Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val 690 695 700 Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val 705 710 715 720 Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro 725 730 735 Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala 740 745 750 Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly 755 760 765 Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly 770 775 780 Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro 785 790 795 800 Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys 805 810 815 Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu 820 825 830 Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu 835 840 845 Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val 850 855 860 Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro 865 870 875 880 Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala 885 890 895 Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala 900 905 910 Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu 915 920 925 Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala 930 935 940 Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val 945 950 955 960 Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val 965 970 975 Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu 980 985 990 Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe 995 1000 1005 Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His 1010 1015 1020 His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 1025 1030 1035 11 3487 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 11 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt ggt gaa gaa 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu 575 580 585 acc aaa ccg acc gag caa cca gca ccg aaa gca gaa gcg aaa ccg gaa 2249 Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu 590 595 600 cgt caa cag gat cgt cgc aag cct cgt cag aac aac cgc cgt gac cgt 2297 Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg 605 610 615 aat gag cgc cgc gac acc cgt agt gaa cgt act gaa ggc agc gat aat 2345 Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn 620 625 630 635 gcg aag gcg ctg aat gtt gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa cag 2393 Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln 640 645 650 gaa gaa cgt gta cgt ccg gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag ctc 2441 Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 655 660 665 aat cag aaa gtg cgt tac gag caa agc gta gcc gaa gaa gcg gta gtc 2489 Asn Gln Lys Val Arg Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val 670 675 680 gca ccg gtg gtt gaa gaa act gtc gct gcc gaa cca att gtt cag gaa 2537 Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu 685 690 695 gcg cca gct cca cgc aca gaa ctg gtg aaa gtc ccg ctg cca gtc gta 2585 Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val 700 705 710 715 gcg caa act gca cca gaa cag caa gaa gag aac aat gct gat aac cgt 2633 Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg 720 725 730 gac aac ggt ggc atg ccg cgt cgt tct cgc cgc tcg cct cgt cac ctg 2681 Asp Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu 735 740 745 cgc gta agt ggt cag cgt cgt cgt cgc tat cgt gac gag cgt tat cca 2729 Arg Val Ser Gly Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro 750 755 760 acc cag tcg cca atg ccg ttg acc gta gcg tgc gcg tct ccg gaa ctg 2777 Thr Gln Ser Pro Met Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu 765 770 775 gcc tct ggc aaa gtc tgg atc cgc tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa gat 2825 Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp 780 785 790 795 gta cag gtt gaa gag cag cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag ccg 2873 Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro 800 805 810 atg gtg act gag gtc cct gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt agc 2921 Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser 815 820 825 gcg cca gtt gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt cag 2969 Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln 830 835 840 gtt gcc gaa ccg caa ccg gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa gtg 3017 Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val 845 850 855 atc gct gcc gcg gta act gaa cag ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct gat 3065 Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp 860 865 870 875 gtt gcc gta gcc cag gaa gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt gaa 3113 Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu 880 885 890 ccg cag gaa gag acg gca gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct gag 3161 Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu 895 900 905 gtt gta gtt gct gaa cct gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca gta 3209 Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val 910 915 920 gtc gct gaa gtc gca gca gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa cct 3257 Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro 925 930 935 gag gtc acc gtt gag cat aac cac gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc gct 3305 Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala 940 945 950 955 cca gca ccg gaa tat gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg cag 3353 Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln 960 965 970 cgc cct act ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt cat acg 3401 Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr 975 980 985 gca aca cat cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg caa cct gtt gag 3449 Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 990 995 1000 taataattag ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3487 12 1003 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 12 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu 580 585 590 Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg 595 600 605 Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp 610 615 620 Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn 625 630 635 640 Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg 645 650 655 Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Lys Val Arg 660 665 670 Tyr Glu Gln Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Ala Val Val Ala Pro Val Val Glu 675 680 685 Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ala Pro Ala Pro Arg 690 695 700 Thr Glu Leu Val Lys Val Pro Leu Pro Val Val Ala Gln Thr Ala Pro 705 710 715 720 Glu Gln Gln Glu Glu Asn Asn Ala Asp Asn Arg Asp Asn Gly Gly Met 725 730 735 Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Arg Ser Pro Arg His Leu Arg Val Ser Gly Gln 740 745 750 Arg Arg Arg Arg Tyr Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Pro Thr Gln Ser Pro Met 755 760 765 Pro Leu Thr Val Ala Cys Ala Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Val 770 775 780 Trp Ile Arg Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu 785 790 795 800 Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val 805 810 815 Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu 820 825 830 Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln 835 840 845 Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val 850 855 860 Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln 865 870 875 880 Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr 885 890 895 Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu 900 905 910 Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala 915 920 925 Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu 930 935 940 His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr 945 950 955 960 Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala 965 970 975 Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala 980 985 990 Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 995 1000 13 3031 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 13 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt ggt gaa gaa 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu 575 580 585 acc aaa ccg acc gag caa cca gca ccg aaa gca gaa gcg aaa ccg gaa 2249 Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu 590 595 600 cgt caa cag gat cgt cgc aag cct cgt cag aac aac cgc cgt gac cgt 2297 Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg 605 610 615 aat gag cgc cgc gac acc cgt agt gaa cgt act gaa ggc agc gat aat 2345 Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn 620 625 630 635 tat cca att gta cgt ccg caa gat gta cag gtt gaa gag cag cgc gaa 2393 Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu 640 645 650 cag gaa gaa gta cat gtg cag ccg atg gtg act gag gtc cct gtc gcc 2441 Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala 655 660 665 gcc gct atc gaa ccg gtt gtt agc gcg cca gtt gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc 2489 Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala 670 675 680 ggt gtc gta gaa gcc ccc gtt cag gtt gcc gaa ccg caa ccg gaa gtg 2537 Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val 685 690 695 gtt gaa acg acg cat cct gaa gtg atc gct gcc gcg gta act gaa cag 2585 Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln 700 705 710 715 ccg cag gtg att acc gag tct gat gtt gcc gta gcc cag gaa gtt gca 2633 Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala 720 725 730 gaa caa gca gaa ccg gtg gtt gaa ccg cag gaa gag acg gca gat att 2681 Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile 735 740 745 gaa gaa gtt gtc gaa act gct gag gtt gta gtt gct gaa cct gaa gtt 2729 Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val 750 755 760 gtt gct caa cct gcc gcg cca gta gtc gct gaa gtc gca gca gaa gtt 2777 Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val 765 770 775 gaa acg gta gct gcg gtc gaa cct gag gtc acc gtt gag cat aac cac 2825 Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His 780 785 790 795 gct acc gcg cca atg acg cgc gct cca gca ccg gaa tat gtt ccg gag 2873 Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu 800 805 810 gca ccg cgt cac agt gac tgg cag cgc cct act ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt 2921 Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly 815 820 825 aaa ggt gcc gca ggt ggt cat acg gca aca cat cat gcc tct gcc gct 2969 Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala 830 835 840 cct gcg cgt ccg caa cct gtt gag taataattag ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg 3023 Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 845 850 gtaactgc 3031 14 851 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 14 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu 580 585 590 Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg 595 600 605 Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp 610 615 620 Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg 625 630 635 640 Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His 645 650 655 Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro 660 665 670 Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala 675 680 685 Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His 690 695 700 Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr 705 710 715 720 Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro 725 730 735 Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu 740 745 750 Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala 755 760 765 Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala 770 775 780 Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met 785 790 795 800 Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser 805 810 815 Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly 820 825 830 Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln 835 840 845 Pro Val Glu 850 15 3307 DNA Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 15 gaaaaaactg tgagtaagcg ggtgataaat ggtaaaagtc atcttgctat aacaaggctt 60 gcagtggaat aatgaggccg tttccgtgtc catccttgtt aaaacaagaa attttacgga 120 ataacccatt ttgcccgacc gatcatccac gcagcaatgg cgtaagacgt attgatcttt 180 caggcagtta gcgggctgcg ggttgcagtc cttaccggta gatggaaata tttctggaga 240 gtaataccca gtctgtttct tgtataattg cgctgttttt ccgcatgaaa aacgggcaac 300 cgacactctg cgcctctttg agctgacgat aaccgtgagg ttggcgacgc gactagacac 360 gaggccatcg gttcacaccc ggaaaggcgt tactttgccc gcagcttagt cgtcaatgta 420 agaataatga gtaagttacg atg aaa aga atg tta atc aac gca act cag cag 473 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln 1 5 10 gaa gag ttg cgc gtt gcc ctt gta gat ggg cag cgt ctg tat gac ctg 521 Glu Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu 15 20 25 gat atc gaa agt cca ggg cac gag cag aaa aag gca aac atc tac aaa 569 Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys 30 35 40 ggt aaa atc acc cgc att gaa ccg agt ctg gaa gct gct ttt gtt gat 617 Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp 45 50 55 tac ggc gct gaa cgt cac ggt ttc ctc cca cta aaa gaa att gcc cgc 665 Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg 60 65 70 75 gaa tat ttc cct gct aac tac agt gct cat ggt cgt ccc aac att aaa 713 Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys 80 85 90 gat gtg ttg cgt gaa ggt cag gaa gtc att gtt cag atc gat aaa gaa 761 Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu 95 100 105 gag cgc ggc aac aaa ggc gcg gca tta acc acc ttt atc agt ctg gcg 809 Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala 110 115 120 ggt agc tat ctg gtt ctg atg ccg aac aac ccg cgc gcg ggt ggc att 857 Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile 125 130 135 tct cgc cgt atc gaa ggc gac gac cgt acc gaa tta aaa gaa gca ctg 905 Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu 140 145 150 155 gca agc ctt gaa ctg ccg gaa ggc atg ggg ctt atc gtg cgc acc gct 953 Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala 160 165 170 ggc gtc ggc aaa tct gct gag gcg ctg caa tgg gat tta agc ttc cgt 1001 Gly Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg 175 180 185 ctg aaa cac tgg gaa gcc atc aaa aaa gcc gct gaa agc cgc ccg gcc 1049 Leu Lys His Trp Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala 190 195 200 ccg ttc ctg att cat cag gag agc aac gta atc gtt cgc gca ttc cgc 1097 Pro Phe Leu Ile His Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg 205 210 215 gat tac tta cgt cag gac atc ggc gaa atc ctt atc gat aac ccg aaa 1145 Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys 220 225 230 235 gtg ctc gaa ctg gca cgt cag cat atc gct gca tta ggt cgc ccg gat 1193 Val Leu Glu Leu Ala Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp 240 245 250 ttc agc agc aaa atc aaa ctg tac acc ggc gag atc ccg ctg ttc agc 1241 Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser 255 260 265 cac tac cag atc gag tca cag atc gag tcc gcc ttc cag cgt gaa gtt 1289 His Tyr Gln Ile Glu Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val 270 275 280 cgt ctg ccg tct ggt ggt tcc att gtt atc gac agc acc gaa gcg tta 1337 Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu 285 290 295 acg gcc atc gac atc aac tcc gca cgc gcg acc cgc ggc ggc gat atc 1385 Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile 300 305 310 315 gaa gaa acc gcg ttt aac act aac ctc gaa gct gcc gat gag att gct 1433 Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgt cag ctg cgc ctg cgt gac ctc ggc ggc ctg att gtt atc gac ttc 1481 Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe 335 340 345 atc gac atg acg cca gta cgc cac cag cgt gcg gta gaa aac cgt ctg 1529 Ile Asp Met Thr Pro Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu 350 355 360 cgt gaa gcg gtg cgt cag gac cgt gcg cgt att caa atc agc cat att 1577 Arg Glu Ala Val Arg Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile 365 370 375 tct cgc ttt ggc ctg ctg gaa atg tcc cgt cag cgc ctg agc cca tca 1625 Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser 380 385 390 395 ctg ggt gaa tcc agt cat cac gtt tgt ccg cgt tgt tct ggt act ggc 1673 Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly 400 405 410 acc gtg cgt gac aac gaa tcg ctg tcg ctc tct att ctg cgt ctg atc 1721 Thr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile 415 420 425 gaa gaa gaa gcg ctg aaa gag aac acc cag gaa gtt cac gcc att gtt 1769 Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val 430 435 440 cct gtg cca atc gct tct tac ctg ctg aat gaa aaa cgt tct gcg gta 1817 Pro Val Pro Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val 445 450 455 aat gcc att gaa act cgt cag gac ggt gtg cgc tgt gta att gtg cca 1865 Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro 460 465 470 475 aac gat cag atg gaa acc ccg cac tac cac gtg ctg cgc gtg cgt aaa 1913 Asn Asp Gln Met Glu Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys 480 485 490 ggg gaa gaa acc cca acc tta agc tac atg ctg ccg aag ctg cat gaa 1961 Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu 495 500 505 gaa gcg atg gcg ctg ccg tct gaa gaa gag ttc gct gaa cgt aag cgt 2009 Glu Ala Met Ala Leu Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg 510 515 520 ccg gaa caa cct gcg ctg gca acc ttt gcc atg ccg gat gtg ccg cct 2057 Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro 525 530 535 gcg cca acg cca gct gaa cct gcc gcg cct gtt gta gct cca gca ccg 2105 Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro 540 545 550 555 aaa gct gca ccg gca aca cca gca gct cct gca caa cct ggg ctg ttg 2153 Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu 560 565 570 agc cgc ttc ttc ggc gca ctg aaa gcg ctg ttc agc ggt ggt gaa gaa 2201 Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu 575 580 585 acc aaa ccg acc gag caa cca gca ccg aaa gca gaa gcg aaa ccg gaa 2249 Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu 590 595 600 cgt caa cag gat cgt cgc aag cct cgt cag aac aac cgc cgt gac cgt 2297 Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg 605 610 615 aat gag cgc cgc gac acc cgt agt gaa cgt act gaa ggc agc gat aat 2345 Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn 620 625 630 635 cgc gaa gaa aac cgt cgt aat cgt cgc cag gca cag cag cag act gcc 2393 Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala 640 645 650 gag acg cgt gag agc cgt cag cag gct gag gta acg gaa aaa gcg cgt 2441 Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg 655 660 665 acc gcc gac gag cag caa gcg ccg cgt cgt gaa cgt agc cgc cgc cgt 2489 Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg 670 675 680 aat gat gat aaa cgt cag gcg caa caa gaa gcg aag gcg ctg aat gtt 2537 Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val 685 690 695 gaa gag caa tct gtt cag gaa acc gaa cag gaa gaa cgt gta cgt ccg 2585 Glu Glu Gln Ser Val Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro 700 705 710 715 gtt cag ccg cgt cgt aaa cag cgt cag ctc aat cag tat cca att gta 2633 Val Gln Pro Arg Arg Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Tyr Pro Ile Val 720 725 730 cgt ccg caa gat gta cag gtt gaa gag cag cgc gaa cag gaa gaa gta 2681 Arg Pro Gln Asp Val Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val 735 740 745 cat gtg cag ccg atg gtg act gag gtc cct gtc gcc gcc gct atc gaa 2729 His Val Gln Pro Met Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu 750 755 760 ccg gtt gtt agc gcg cca gtt gtt gaa gaa gtg gcc ggt gtc gta gaa 2777 Pro Val Val Ser Ala Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu 765 770 775 gcc ccc gtt cag gtt gcc gaa ccg caa ccg gaa gtg gtt gaa acg acg 2825 Ala Pro Val Gln Val Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr 780 785 790 795 cat cct gaa gtg atc gct gcc gcg gta act gaa cag ccg cag gtg att 2873 His Pro Glu Val Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile 800 805 810 acc gag tct gat gtt gcc gta gcc cag gaa gtt gca gaa caa gca gaa 2921 Thr Glu Ser Asp Val Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu 815 820 825 ccg gtg gtt gaa ccg cag gaa gag acg gca gat att gaa gaa gtt gtc 2969 Pro Val Val Glu Pro Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val 830 835 840 gaa act gct gag gtt gta gtt gct gaa cct gaa gtt gtt gct caa cct 3017 Glu Thr Ala Glu Val Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro 845 850 855 gcc gcg cca gta gtc gct gaa gtc gca gca gaa gtt gaa acg gta gct 3065 Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala 860 865 870 875 gcg gtc gaa cct gag gtc acc gtt gag cat aac cac gct acc gcg cca 3113 Ala Val Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro 880 885 890 atg acg cgc gct cca gca ccg gaa tat gtt ccg gag gca ccg cgt cac 3161 Met Thr Arg Ala Pro Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His 895 900 905 agt gac tgg cag cgc cct act ttt gcc ttc gaa ggt aaa ggt gcc gca 3209 Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala 910 915 920 ggt ggt cat acg gca aca cat cat gcc tct gcc gct cct gcg cgt ccg 3257 Gly Gly His Thr Ala Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro 925 930 935 caa cct gtt gag taataattag ctcaaagtaa tcaagccctg gtaactgc 3307 Gln Pro Val Glu 940 16 943 PRT Artificial sequence E. coli RNase E deletion mutant 16 Met Lys Arg Met Leu Ile Asn Ala Thr Gln Gln Glu Glu Leu Arg Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Val Asp Gly Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Ile Glu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly His Glu Gln Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Tyr Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Glu Pro Ser Leu Glu Ala Ala Phe Val Asp Tyr Gly Ala Glu Arg 50 55 60 His Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Glu Tyr Phe Pro Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Tyr Ser Ala His Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu 85 90 95 Gly Gln Glu Val Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu Arg Gly Asn Lys 100 105 110 Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Ser Tyr Leu Val 115 120 125 Leu Met Pro Asn Asn Pro Arg Ala Gly Gly Ile Ser Arg Arg Ile Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asp Asp Arg Thr Glu Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Glu Gly Met Gly Leu Ile Val Arg Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Ala Leu Gln Trp Asp Leu Ser Phe Arg Leu Lys His Trp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Gln Glu Ser Asn Val Ile Val Arg Ala Phe Arg Asp Tyr Leu Arg Gln 210 215 220 Asp Ile Gly Glu Ile Leu Ile Asp Asn Pro Lys Val Leu Glu Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Gln His Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Asp Phe Ser Ser Lys Ile 245 250 255 Lys Leu Tyr Thr Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Phe Ser His Tyr Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Ser Gln Ile Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Arg Glu Val Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Thr Glu Ala Leu Thr Ala Ile Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Ala Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Arg Leu 325 330 335 Arg Asp Leu Gly Gly Leu Ile Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Thr Pro 340 345 350 Val Arg His Gln Arg Ala Val Glu Asn Arg Leu Arg Glu Ala Val Arg 355 360 365 Gln Asp Arg Ala Arg Ile Gln Ile Ser His Ile Ser Arg Phe Gly Leu 370 375 380 Leu Glu Met Ser Arg Gln Arg Leu Ser Pro Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His His Val Cys Pro Arg Cys Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Val Arg Asp Asn 405 410 415 Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Ile Leu Arg Leu Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Lys Glu Asn Thr Gln Glu Val His Ala Ile Val Pro Val Pro Ile Ala 435 440 445 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ala Ile Glu Thr 450 455 460 Arg Gln Asp Gly Val Arg Cys Val Ile Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Met Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro His Tyr His Val Leu Arg Val Arg Lys Gly Glu Glu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Thr Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Lys Leu His Glu Glu Ala Met Ala Leu 500 505 510 Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Arg Lys Arg Pro Glu Gln Pro Ala 515 520 525 Leu Ala Thr Phe Ala Met Pro Asp Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ala 530 535 540 Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val Ala Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala 545 550 555 560 Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Ala Gln Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Arg Phe Phe Gly 565 570 575 Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Gly Gly Glu Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Glu 580 585 590 Gln Pro Ala Pro Lys Ala Glu Ala Lys Pro Glu Arg Gln Gln Asp Arg 595 600 605 Arg Lys Pro Arg Gln Asn Asn Arg Arg Asp Arg Asn Glu Arg Arg Asp 610 615 620 Thr Arg Ser Glu Arg Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Asn Arg Glu Glu Asn Arg 625 630 635 640 Arg Asn Arg Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Gln Thr Ala Glu Thr Arg Glu Ser 645 650 655 Arg Gln Gln Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Ala Arg Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln 660 665 670 Gln Ala Pro Arg Arg Glu Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg Asn Asp Asp Lys Arg 675 680 685 Gln Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Ser Val 690 695 700 Gln Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Glu Arg Val Arg Pro Val Gln Pro Arg Arg 705 710 715 720 Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Asn Gln Tyr Pro Ile Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Val 725 730 735 Gln Val Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Gln Glu Glu Val His Val Gln Pro Met 740 745 750 Val Thr Glu Val Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ile Glu Pro Val Val Ser Ala 755 760 765 Pro Val Val Glu Glu Val Ala Gly Val Val Glu Ala Pro Val Gln Val 770 775 780 Ala Glu Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Val Glu Thr Thr His Pro Glu Val Ile 785 790 795 800 Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Gln Pro Gln Val Ile Thr Glu Ser Asp Val 805 810 815 Ala Val Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Val Val Glu Pro 820 825 830 Gln Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Ile Glu Glu Val Val Glu Thr Ala Glu Val 835 840 845 Val Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Val Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Ala Pro Val Val 850 855 860 Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Glu Val Glu Thr Val Ala Ala Val Glu Pro Glu 865 870 875 880 Val Thr Val Glu His Asn His Ala Thr Ala Pro Met Thr Arg Ala Pro 885 890 895 Ala Pro Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Ala Pro Arg His Ser Asp Trp Gln Arg 900 905 910 Pro Thr Phe Ala Phe Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly His Thr Ala 915 920 925 Thr His His Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Arg Pro Gln Pro Val Glu 930 935 940 

1. A process for producing predetermined recombinant polypeptides or proteins, comprising expressing said polypeptides or proteins in Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk cellular mRNA, said mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, and wherein said mutation corresponds to the substitution or deletion of one up to all the nucleotides located in the region delimited by the nucleotide at position 2193 and the nucleotide at position 2975 of the DNA sequence coding the RNase E represented by SEQ ID NO:
 1. 2. A process according to claim 1, characterized in that the mutation causes the deletion of at least one, up to all, of the amino acids at position 585 to 845 of the sequence of RNase E represented by SEQ ID NO:
 2. 3. A process according to claim 1, wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion; of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2975 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ14 represented by SEQ ID NO: 14 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 845 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2622 to 2975 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 15 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ18 represented by SEQ ID NO: 16 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 728 to 845 is deleted.
 4. A process according to claim 1, characterized in that the said strains contain an exogenous inducible expression system, under the control of which is placed the expression of the predetermined recombinant polypeptides.
 5. A process according to claim 4, wherein the inducible expression system is the expression system using RNA polymerase of the T7 bacteriophage.
 6. Process for producing predetermined recombinant polypeptides according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises: a step of transforming E. coli strains whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation as mentioned in claim 1 such that enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins compared to bulk mRNA, this mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, with a vector, especially a plasmid, containing the nucleotide sequence coding one or several recombinant polypeptides, culturing the transformed E. coli strains obtained in the preceding step, for a time sufficient to permit expression of the recombinant polypeptide or polypeptides in the E. coli cells, and recovery of the recombinant polypeptide or polypeptides produced during the preceding step, optionally after purification of these latter, especially by chromatography, electrophoresis, or selective precipitation.
 7. A process according to claim 2, wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion: of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2975 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ14 represented by SEQ ID NO: 14 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 845 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2622 to 2975 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 15 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ18 represented by SEQ ID NO: 16 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 728 to 845 is deleted.
 8. E. coli strains transformed such that they contain an inducible expression system, and whose gene coding RNase E comprises a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk mRNA, this mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, and wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion: of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted.
 9. E. coli strains according to claim 8, characterized in that the inducible expression system uses RNA polymerase of the T7 bacteriophage.
 10. Nucleotide sequence comprising a gene coding RNase E with a mutation such that the enzyme produced upon expression of this mutated gene exhibits reduced activity for degrading the messenger RNA (m-RNA) encoding said polypeptides or proteins, compared to bulk mRNA, said mutation not significantly affecting growth of the said E. coli strains, and wherein said mutation corresponds to the deletion: of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ24 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2193 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ23 represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 585 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ22 represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 693 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2247 to 2321 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ21 represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 603 to 627 is deleted, of the DNA fragment delimited by the nucleotides at positions 2346 to 2519 of SEQ ID NO: 1, thus leading to a mutated RNase E gene represented by SEQ ID NO: 11 and coding for the mutated RNase E protein RneΔ17 represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein the sequence delimited by the aminoacids at positions 636 to 693 is deleted. 